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While en route to Trinidad and Tobago to participate in the Conference of the Defense Ministers of the Americas, Defense Secretary Ash Carter spoke by phone with his Colombian counterpart to discuss the U.S.-Colombia defense relationship.

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The rebalance to the Asia-Pacific region is a critical national commitment that focuses on regional prosperity and sharpening the U.S. military edge, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said aboard the USS Carl Vinson in San Diego.

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The American nuclear mission is vital to the nation’s security, Defense Secretary Ash Carter told troops at the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center at Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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Defense Secretary Ash Carter will embark on travel highlighting two areas of critical importance to the long-term security of the United States: the nation’s nuclear enterprise and the future of the Asia-Pacific region.

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The Defense Department has recommitted itself to its solemn pledge to make every effort to bring home all of its missing men and women to their families, Defense Secretary Carter said at the National POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony.

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Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced the opening of the Pentagon’s third location for its technology startup, Defense Innovation Unit-Experimental, this time extending the department's outreach to Austin, Texas.

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The Defense Department needs to be flexible and more user friendly to attract the very best in the highly competitive tech community, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said at the "TechCrunch Disrupt 2016" innovation and technology conference in San Francisco.